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#4 Videopins Mr. Flipper + Flipper Volcano

  • June 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: flipper, mr flipper, pinball, videogames, videopins, volcano

Do you like video pinball? Well, we here at The Ball is Wild really do because it’s creating a whole new possibility space for the (virtual) silverball. You aren’t restricted to the rules of real-world…

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#3: The new Pinball FX

  • April 6, 2022
  • Tagged as: epic, flipper, fx, fx3, pinball, simulation, videogames, videopins, zen
A cropped version of the stylized wording of "Pinball FX".

In this new episode, Robert talks about the newly released Pinball FX video pinball hub over at Epic Games Store. This is the newest release of Zen Studios from Hungary who are specializing in pinball…

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#2: Interview with Chris Friebus from BlahCade

  • May 16, 2021
  • Tagged as: flipper, pinball, videogames, videopins

In this second episode, we talk to Chris Friebus, one half of BlahCade Pinball Podcast. BlahCade is an unusual podcast as it caters not just to pinball in general, but specifially talks about video pinball…

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Classic interview: Jack “Jersey Jack” Guarnieri

  • May 5, 2018

When Jersey Jack arrived as a company in early 2011, it was the start of the pinball renaissance that we are experiencing today. After many years of Stern Pinball being the sole manufacturer of new…

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Video pinball: Class of 2017

  • December 31, 2017

In addition to new physical tables that this year has brought us – Star Wars, Dialed In! and Guardians of the Galaxy spring to mind immediately -, 2017 was also a good year for video…

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Archer Plays Pinball

  • November 16, 2016

This story was written during Transatlantic Storytelling Summer School in Portland in August 2016, made possible by FJUM Vienna in cooperation with University of Oregon (School of Journalism and Communication). Archer approaches the machine, always…

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Pinball Outreach Project – Interview with Greg Dunlap

  • July 25, 2016

Before I was visiting Portland, Oregon, for a few days in late March this year, I wasn’t aware of how friendly and diverse this city is. I just heared and read about the unusual vibe…

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“Goldmind”: A pinball story in a music video

  • March 28, 2016

At first glance, pinball appeals to non-pinheads through its rich visuals and sounds. This is the reason why you see many press/media, film and sometimes also fashion people to become interested in pinball – if…

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The Pinball Assistant

  • December 13, 2015

There is still few exchange between the dedicated pinball community that focusses on physical tables and casually interested people who know pinball primarily through software of the likes of “Pinball Arcade”, “ZEN Pinball” or older…

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Europe’s biggest Pinball Museum

  • December 5, 2015

I have always suspected that Hungary is a place with a special pinball community. Apart from the fact that you come across Hungarian players almost every time when you take part in tournaments all over…

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